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Newport Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in the city of Newport, South Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Premier Division. Until 2021 Newport RFC were based at Rodney Parade situated on the east bank of the River Usk.
Dragons RFC are one of the four professional rugby union regional teams in Wales. They are owned by the Welsh Rugby Union and play their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport and at other grounds around the region. They play in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup/European Rugby Challenge Cup. The region they represent covers an area of southeast Wales including Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen with a total population approaching 600,000 and they are affiliated with a number of semi-professional and amateur clubs throughout the area, including Pontypool RFC, Caerphilly RFC, Cross Keys RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC and Newport RFC.
Aled Brew is a former Wales international rugby union player who played as a winger. He made his debut for the Wales national rugby union team against Ireland in the 2007 Six Nations Championship. In his career, as well as playing for Biarritz Olympique and Bath Rugby, he is one of only a handful of players to have played for all four top-level regional teams in Wales.
Lyn Jones is a former Wales international rugby union player, and now works as a coach. A flanker, Jones has experience at various different levels of the game, both as a player and a coach. Jones played most of his playing career for Neath RFC. He started his coaching career at the same club. He has coached professional clubs in Wales and England, and since 2018 has been head coach of the Russian national rugby union team. He is currently coaching the national rugby team of the Netherlands.
Paul Turner is a former Wales international rugby union player and the former head coach of Welsh regional side Newport Gwent Dragons.
Peter Sidoli is a Welsh rugby union player. A lock forward, he played for Neath RFC and Ebbw Vale RFC before joining Newport Gwent Dragons. In 2008 he joined Italian club Rugby Calvisano. He is a former Wales Under-21 international but nationalised to play for his father's native Italy if selected. In May 2004 Sidoli was called up to the senior Wales squad, but was ultimately not capped at that level.
Nathan Brew is a former Welsh international rugby union player. Brew played in the centre and on the wing.
Jason Tovey is a retired Welsh rugby union player who played at fly-half. He has represented the Wales under-20.
Matthew Jones is a Welsh international rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for the Ospreys and the Wales Under-21 team, figuring in the Grand Slam winning side. In 2005 he was part of the senior Wales squad summer tour of North America and attained his first full cap against Canada.
Andrew Brown is a Welsh rugby union player. He played for Cross Keys RFC, Newport RFC and Newport Gwent Dragons. He was released by Newport Gwent Dragons at the end of the 2010–11 season and joined Newport RFC, playing 277 games. Newport RFC hall of fame 2015.
Adam Ciaran Brown is a Welsh rugby union player.
David 'Dai' Maddocks is a Wales Under 21 international rugby union player. A prop forward, he made 26 appearances for the Welsh regional team Newport Gwent Dragons and also represented the Scarlets. He previously played for Llanelli RFC, Bedwas RFC, Coventry RFC and Newport RFC.
Matthew Pewtner is a Welsh rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. A winger, he has represented Wales at Under-20 level.
James Leadbeater is a Welsh rugby union player. He is a Wales under 20 international.
Jonathan Evans is a former Welsh professional rugby union footballer, he most recently played at scrum half for Scarlets in the Pro14. He also represented Newport Gwent Dragons and Bath.
Steffan Jones is a Welsh rugby union player for Bedwas RFC. He previously played for Cross Keys RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team before moving to Bedford Blues. He is a Wales Sevens international.
Hywel Stoddart is a Welsh rugby union player. He is the brother of former Wales international rugby union player Morgan Stoddart. A flanker, Hywel Stoddart Llandovery, Tonmawr and Newport RFC. He made his debut for the Welsh regional team Newport Gwent Dragons 15 March 2012 versus Cardiff Blues as a second-half replacement. He was released by Newport Gwent Dragons at the end of the 2012–13 season.
The CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence was opened in May 2014. The CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence in Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly, Wales, is a sports facility located in and run by Caerphilly County Borough Council, South Wales. The Centre's facilities include a FIFA 2 star 3G Football Pitch, an IRB 22 ratified 3G Rugby Pitch, 2 conference rooms, a strength and conditioning room, medical & first aid rooms, a community room, 2 grandstands; 1 on each pitch and 2 balconies overlooking both pitches for performance analysis purposes.
Alex Jeffries is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a prop forward. He currently plays for Ospreys in the Pro14
Olliver 'Ollie' Griffiths is a Wales international rugby union player who plays for the Dragons regional team as a flanker.
